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The connection to the Kamčiatskoe aviapredprijatije aircraft, which took off from Kamchatka Petropavlovsk, was cut off approximately 10 minutes before the planned landing at Palana Airport, which has a population of approximately 3,000. Weather conditions were reportedly unfavorable at the time, with fog and low clouds in the vicinity of the airport.
According to officials, the missing plane had a total of 28 people: 22 passengers and six crew members.
“It just came to our knowledge then [paieškų ir gelbėjimo] group information, 12 pm 6 min. The time of the aviation incident was found in Moscow (and Lithuania) at the time of the An-26 aircraft, which was flying today on a flight from Kamchatka Petropavlovsk to Palana, ”Rosaviacija civil aviation service informed journalists.
According to the service, the plane crashed on the Okhotsk Sea coast, 4-5 km from the Palana airport runway.
The agency added that a team of 26 people had launched a rescue operation.
A later source, another source, told the Interfax news agency that all the people on board were killed in the accident.
“According to preliminary data, all the passengers and crew members died, a total of 28 people,” said an agency spokesman.
Alexei Chrabrov, CEO of Kamčiatskoe aviapredprijatije, told Interfax that the 1982 production aircraft was in good working order.
“The aircraft is technically in order. It was issued in accordance with the requirements of the rules and regulations, in full compliance with the requirements of safety standards,” said A. Chrabrov.
Russian news agencies quoted local officials as saying that most of the passengers were Palana residents, including four local administration officials and the head of the city, Olga Mochiriov.
The governments of the Kamchatka region have published a list of 28 people on board. Includes O. Mochiriova and a boy born in 2014.
Previous reports say that the connection to the An-26 was interrupted when the aircraft was 9 km from the destination, so searches were conducted within a 15-25 km radius around Palana airport, with particular attention to the Okhotsk sea zone.
The Kamchatka province government has indicated that five An-26 aircraft are used to connect remote settlements on the peninsula.
Regional Governor Vladimir Solodov urged not to jump to conclusions about the causes of the plane crash.
“The flight crew had experience. It is too early to release versions, “he told Interfax.
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